Littlepace is a satellite village just inside the Dublin Border beside Meath. Its nearest villages are Clonee

Clonee

Clonee is a satellite village and surrounding district on the border of County Meath and Fingal, Ireland. The county boundary actually runs through the district, just outside the village, which is in Meath, and many of the housing estates listed as Clonee, such as Littlepace and Hansfield, lie on...

 in Meath

Meath

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 and Ongar

Ongar

Ongar can refer toin England*High Ongar, Essex*Chipping Ongar, Essex **Ongar , an ancient administrative unit**Ongar railway stationin Ireland*Ongar, Dublinin Pakistan...

 and Clonsilla

Clonsilla

Clonsilla is a suburb of Dublin in the district of Fingal, Ireland.-Location and access:Originally a small village in its own right, Clonsilla is now a large residential suburban area, with Ongar and other localities developing their own subsidiary identities...

 in Fingal

Fingal

Fingal is a county in Ireland. It is one of three smaller counties into which County Dublin was divided in 1994. With its county seat located in Swords, it has a population of 239,992 according to the 2006 census...

, Ireland

Ireland

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. Many of the housing estates in Littlepace are listed as Clonee. The area was built during thre housing boom in Ireland. It is located near Kepak meats and Damastown

Damastown

Damastown is the name of two townlands in Dublin, Ireland.-Fingal:In Fingal Damastown is a townland of the village of Naul previously a small village complete with Catholic Church, Saint Canice's, which is still in use, and national school which was is now a family home, the area is now sparsely...

 Industrial estate. Littlepace stud

Stud

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 is also nearby. Before the area became a suburb of Dublin it was renowned as a good hunting ground with some estates and a park named in tribute.

Location and Access

Littlepace is approximately 14.3 km from Dublin. It is situated just off the main N3 Dublin to Cavan

Cavan

Cavan is the county town of County Cavan in the Republic of Ireland. The town lies in the north central part of Ireland, near the border with Northern Ireland...

 road and is 4 miles north-west of the M50 motorway.It is accessible by the Dublin Bus routes 70/A/X (City Centre/Belfield

Belfield

Belfield is a small enclave, not quite a suburb, located to the south of Ireland's capital city Dublin. It has a distinct identity because of, and is generally synonymous with, the main campus of University College Dublin....

 - Dunboyne

Dunboyne

Dunboyne is a town in County Meath in Ireland. For the most part, it is a dormitory town for the city of Dublin.-Location:Dunboyne is centred on the crossroads formed by the R156 regional road and the old Maynooth Road ....

), 39 (Hawkins St to Ongar) and 270 (Blanchardstown Shopping Centre-Dunboyne). There is a train station in nearby Clonsilla and also a train station in Hansfield, Ongar

Ongar

Ongar can refer toin England*High Ongar, Essex*Chipping Ongar, Essex **Ongar , an ancient administrative unit**Ongar railway stationin Ireland*Ongar, Dublinin Pakistan...

 although it has yet to open.

Residental Areas

Littlepace is made up of the following housing estates

• Littlepace,
• Bramblefield
• Hunters Run
• Pheasants Run
• Hazelbury
• Castaheaney
• Linnetsfield
• Phibblestown
• Hansfield
• Ravenswood
• Deerhaven
• Latchford
• Beechfield
  Beechfield
  Beechfield is a small housing estate located in Clonee, Dublin, Ireland.The development is in the Dublin 15 postal district and is located directly opposite Hazelbury Green, north of Clonsilla. It is roughly 3 km from Blanchardstown Shopping Centre...
  
  
• Pace
• Archers Wood
• The Wood
• The Grove
• The Rise
• The Glade
• The Close
• Swallowbrook

Community Centres and Recreational Facilities

The area has two community centres, one located at Mary Mother of Hope Primary school and a second is soon to opened at Colaiste Pobail Setanta called the Phibblestown Community centre.

There are two parks in the area, Hunters Run Park and Hazelbury Park where both sports clubs play.

Sport

The area has a GAA club Erin go Bragh

Erin go Bragh GAA

Erin go Bragh GAA are a Dublin based Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Clonee, Littlepace/Castaheaney/Ongar district in Dublin 15. The club currently field teams in Junior football, Junior hurling , Under 15, 13, 10 Ladies Football and camogie, and Under 8 to Under 14 football and...

 and a soccer club Clonee United. The GAA club moved to the area in 2003 and caters for those interested in playing Gaelic Football

Gaelic football

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, Hurling

Hurling

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, Ladies Football and Camogie

Camogie

Camogie is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women; it is almost identical to the game of hurling played by men. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and world wide, largely among Irish communities....

. The soccer club was formed through the amalganation of two clubs Casta Celtic and Little Pacers F.C. in June 2006. Casta celtic had originally formed in 2002 with Little Pacers estabhlishing themselves in 2000.

Education

The area has three primary schools and a single secondary school:

Primary Schools

• Mary Mother of Hope, Littlepace
• Scoil Grainne
• Educate Together
  Educate Together
  Educate Together is an organisation in the Republic of Ireland which sets up and runs multidenominational, coeducational schools. It was founded in 1984 as a result of the Dalkey School Project to found a multidenominational primary school....
  
  , Blanchardstown
  Blanchardstown
  Blanchardstown is a large suburb of Dublin in the district of Fingal, Ireland. It is within the historical barony of Castleknock. It is located 10 km north-west of the city centre. The suburb is in the Dublin 15 postal area, the Dublin West electoral constituency, and Fingal County...
  
   West

Secondary School

• Colaiste Pobail Setanta

Shopping Area

Littlepace sole shopping centre contains:

• a newsagents
• Chinese restaurant
• ATM
  Automated teller machine
  An automated teller machine or automatic teller machine, also known as a Cashpoint , cash machine or sometimes a hole in the wall in British English, is a computerised telecommunications device that provides the clients of a financial institution with access to financial transactions in a public...
  
  
• Hairdresser
  Hairdresser
  Hairdresser is a term referring to anyone whose occupation is to cut or style hair in order to change or maintain a person's image. This is achieved using a combination of hair coloring, haircutting, and hair texturing techniques...
  
  
• Dental Centre
  Dentist
  A dentist, also known as a 'dental surgeon', is a doctor that specializes in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the oral cavity. The dentist's supporting team aides in providing oral health services...
  
  
• Dry Cleaners
• florist
• Public house
  Public house
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   and offlicence
• Fast Food
  Fast food
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   takeaway
  Takeaway
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There is also a Roman Catholic Church

Roman Catholic Church

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adjacent to the area.

Points of Note
On January 1, 2005, the area was struck by a small tornado, which caused damage to a number of houses and parked vehicles.